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Matson Halverson Christiansen Hamilton Foundation

Accepts applications Kimball, South Dakota · EIN 460461691

Matson Halverson Christiansen Hamilton Foundation is a private foundation in Kimball, South Dakota. In tax year 2024 it gave $18,942 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $3,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $2,100 the year before.

100% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2,1004$1.3 million
2024$18,94215$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactContact Foundation for Application
PO Box 84, Kimball, SD 57355
Phone or email(605) 778-6537
What to submitContact Organization for Application Information
RestrictionsAwards are for educational support through scholarships funding program initiatives, developing training materials, promotion of discourse and discussion that encourages life enrichment, social & economic development within the State of SD.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Matson Halverson Christiansen Hamilton Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to South Dakota. It also paid $15,400 in 8 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
South Dakota2$2,700
Texas1$2,500
North Carolina2$400
South Carolina1$200
Tennessee1$200

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Otago PolytechnicSupport of nursing program$3,000
Kibosho Institute of HealthSupport of nursing programs$2,500
Kamuzu University of Health ScienceSupoort of nursing programs$2,500
State of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD
Support of nursing programs$2,500
Fleming School of Nursing Trent UniSupport of nursing program$2,500
University of Texas Arlington
Arlington, TX
Support of nursing program$2,500
Catholic University of HealthSupport of nursing program$2,500
IndividualSupport of nursing program$2,000
Individual
NC
Honorarium$200
IndividualHonorarium$200
Individual
NC
Honorarium$200
Individual
SD
Honorarium$200
IndividualHonorarium$200
Individual
SC
Honorarium$200
Individual
TN
Honorarium$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Matson Halverson Christiansen Hamilton Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Matson Halverson Christiansen Hamilton Foundation give?

$18,942 in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Matson Halverson Christiansen Hamilton Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Christine Hamilton (President), Dr Edward Hamilton (Vice President), Mary Brass (Secretary) and Jeff Muchow (Treasurer) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Matson Halverson Christiansen Hamilton Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, international and education.

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